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Title: Japan - GettyImage
Post by: mx2boss on February 10, 2011, 09:30:07 PM

I have a small consultancy company in Japan, assisting Japanese and foreign companies reg. business issues. I have a homepage in Japanese, and one in English where I mainly use own photos. I also use photos supplied from Microsoft, but there is one single photo / icon that was none of these. The other day I got a letter from a Japanese lawyer, claiming to represent GettyImage, stating that I have used one single image without permission.

Does anyone else have any experience from Japan, reg. how to tackle GettyImage extortion letters in Japan?

Hope to hear from someone...

KP

Title: Re: Japan - GettyImage
Post by: Oscar Michelen on February 13, 2011, 05:47:15 PM

I do not know anyone in Japan nor have I ever received any info from Japanese recipients. Sorry.  I suspect though it runs similarly to the Getty issue everywhere else, but you should check with local counsel and have them take a look at our site for info on how Getty has operated worldwide.  You just need to compare whether Japanese copyright law mirrors US UK or some other copyright law.